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For development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site,…

Manorhamilton Road , Sligo Town , Co. Sligo

New Application

Applicant
Des and Matthew Cosgrove
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: d861e189f4e58ab0e125929129e77c467d6f80da2fb711bba1fb224fbf3c6aff · field: ReceivedDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Decision due date, Proposal description.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION; Decision due date: not supplied → 2026-10-22; Proposal description: MATTHEW AND DES COSGROVE intend to apply for permission for development at this site of approx. 0.60... → for development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, ...

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 9 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Manorhamilton Road , Sligo Town , Co. Sligo. Proposal excerpt: “for development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo. The proposed development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and adaptative reuse of the…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Manorhamilton Road , Sligo Town , Co. Sligo

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Nearby applications

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Documents & sources

Sligo County Council · Reference 2660350

View council file →
Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: d861e189f4e58ab0e125929129e77c467d6f80da2fb711bba1fb224fbf3c6aff

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:12.591837+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
for development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo. The proposed development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and adaptative reuse of the existing former Trio Foods warehouse building on lands at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo. The proposed development works will include: • Demolition of the existing vacant derelict 2 no. storey residential dwelling and associated building (c. 275 sq. m GFA); • The refurbishment, extension and adaptative reuse of the existing former Trio Foods warehouse building on site (c. 963 sq. m) including the construction of an overall extension (c. 1,228 sq. m) to provide for a Neighbourhood Centre (c. 2,191 sq. m GIA) on an overall site of c. 0.604ha; • The proposed Neighbourhood Centre will consist of a medium-sized retail convenience store (c. 1,614 sq. m) with ancillary off-licence (c. 179 sq. m), café (c. 186 sq. m), 1 no. retail unit (c. 139 sq. m), and shared entrance lobby (c. 74 sq. m), together with all associated back-of-house, staff and ancillary accommodation; • Alterations to the existing site access arrangements, including the relocation of the existing vehicular entrance from Manorhamilton Road (N16), the relocation of the existing entrance from the R286 and the provision of a new service and delivery entrance from the R286; • Provision of retail signage including 2 no. totem signage structures and façade retail signage; • Provision of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) facility; • Provision of a service yard incorporating loading and unloading facilities, overhead canopy, bin store and associated servicing infrastructure; • Provision of 85 no. surface car parking spaces which includes 59 no. customer parking spaces, 15 no. staff parking spaces, 5 no. accessible parking spaces, 4 no. EV parking spaces and 2 no. parent and child spaces; • Provision of 38 no. bicycle parking spaces and associated bicycle shelter; • An ESB substation (approx. 35 sq. m GFA) • All associated site development and infrastructural works including water supply, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS), landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting, internal roads, footpaths, pedestrian crossings, utility connections, site services, site clearance, excavation works and all ancillary development wor
Application details
Reference
2660350
Applicant
Des and Matthew Cosgrove
Site address
Manorhamilton Road , Sligo Town , Co. Sligo
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
August 28, 2026
Decision due
October 22, 2026
Authority
Sligo County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-09-09
    • Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
    • decision due date: → 2026-10-22
    • Proposal description: MATTHEW AND DES COSGROVE intend to apply for permission for development at this site of approx. 0.60... → for development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, ...
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "for development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, ...", "NPAD": "for development at this site of approx. 0.604 ha at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo.\r\n\r\nThe proposed development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and adaptative reuse of the existing former Trio Foods warehouse building on lands at the former Trio Foods Site, Manorhamilton Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo.\r\n\r\nThe proposed development works will include:\r\n\r\n• Demolition of the existing vacant derelict 2 no. storey residential dwelling and associated building (c. 275 sq. m GFA);\r\n• The refurbishment, extension and adaptative reuse of the existing former Trio Foods warehouse building on site (c. 963\r\nsq. m) including the construction of an overall extension (c. 1,228 sq. m) to provide for a Neighbourhood Centre (c. 2,191 sq. m GIA) on an overall site of c. 0.604ha;\r\n• The proposed Neighbourhood Centre will consist of a medium-sized retail convenience store (c. 1,614 sq. m) with ancillary off-licence (c. 179 sq. m), café (c. 186 sq. m), 1 no. retail unit (c. 139 sq. m), and shared entrance lobby (c. 74 sq. m), together with all associated back-of-house, staff and ancillary accommodation;\r\n• Alterations to the existing site access arrangements, including the relocation of the existing vehicular entrance from Manorhamilton Road (N16), the relocation of the existing entrance from the R286 and the provision of a new service and delivery entrance from the R286;\r\n• Provision of retail signage including 2 no. totem signage structures and façade retail signage;\r\n• Provision of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) facility;\r\n• Provision of a service yard incorporating loading and unloading facilities, overhead canopy, bin store and associated\r\nservicing infrastructure;\r\n• Provision of 85 no. surface car parking spaces which includes 59 no. customer parking spaces, 15 no. staff parking spaces, 5 no. accessible parking spaces, 4 no. EV parking spaces and 2 no. parent and child spaces;\r\n• Provision of 38 no. bicycle parking spaces and associated bicycle shelter;\r\n• An ESB substation (approx. 35 sq. m GFA)\r\n• All associated site development and infrastructural works including water supply, foul and surface water drainage\r\ninfrastructure, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS), landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting, internal\r\nroads, footpaths, pedestrian crossings, utility connections, site services, site clearance, excavation works and all ancillary\r\ndevelopment wor"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Manorhamilton Road Sligo Town Co. Sligo", "NPAD": "Manorhamilton Road , Sligo Town , Co. Sligo"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660350/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660350/0"}

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